I pay for YouTube Premium and saw a full browser screen ad for adding the MAX channel. I wasn’t sure if I clicked on something or if this is a new thing they’re doing. I’ll be pretty unhappy if the latter.
FYI I use revenced as well, it's just your argument doesn't sound very sane.
But I think you've highlighted exactly why net neutrality is terrible in practice (people effectively stealing bandwidth by blocking ads).
It's like saying stealing from stores is okay because paying taxes for the upkeep of roads is equivalent to paying for the stores.
Vimeo hasn’t tried being a direct YouTube competitor in years — just look and use their site at any point after 2014? 2016? It’s been a while.
While I’d like to see PeerTube succeed, it is hardly a competitor. The content is very… early.
The obvious parallel is Sony Corp. of America v. Universal City Studios which established that time shifting - recording a TV broadcast to play back later - is fair use.
Someone using a DVR with a "+30 seconds" button to skip an ad was not stealing from the broadcast company.
Regardless, that was way over the line and so I am finally leaving YouTube entirely. Screw them.
I pay for content I like.
Or is it ok because it’s a two tier system? Those who know how to block ads get it for free and those who don’t just keep suffering through more and more ads to carry the freeloaders?
Before you tell me about all the ways to just block the YouTube ads, I know about them. They just aren't for me.